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The coolest ABC magnets in the preschool

The coolest ABC magnets in the preschool
I still remember seeing a colorful print called Lea's Alphabets on this site even back before I was writing here. What made that alphabet artwork pop for me was Gregoire Ganter's amazing photographs of street signs and images from cities all around the world. I remember thinking how great it'd look in my daughters' room, but, alas, our budget was tied up in such boring things as "mortgage" and "preschool".

So I was thrilled to see that the same inventive idea used for Lea's Alphabets has been translated into a set of 26 recession-friendly magnets.

Unlike those cheesy plastic letters that magically appeared on my refrigerator after childbirth, these magnets are funky and fun and will add a little color to the otherwise boring facade of my fridge. Plus, my kids will love to play with these tiny works of art, and I don't have to beg them to keep their adorably dirty fingers off the artwork. - Christina

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